North Korean state media hails Kim Jong-un's visit to Dandong

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has wrapped up his visit to Dandong in northeastern Liaoning Province and returned to his country by road on Sunday.

He paid a visit to a historic Korean War memorial and an auto factory in the border city, while iterating willingness to expand economic and trade ties with Beijing during meetings with China's top political advisor Wang Huning.

North Korean state media KCNA said during his tour that its people would "forever remember the glorious years of fighting alongside the Chinese people" and pass down "generational gratitude to the Chinese people who helped our revolution with blood."

The outlet reported Kim expressed expectation that the newly-inaugurated New Yalu River Bridge would "undoubtedly fulfill its historic mission of linking the two countries" and firmly joining the minds of the two peoples.